Crime & Safety
Cops: Amagansett Man Used Fake Jitney Ticket
Stratford Skalkos held in lieu of $7,500 bail.
An Amagansett man has been ordered held in lieu of $7,500 bail after being brought up on a felony charge for forging Hampton Jitney tickets, according to Southampton Town police.
Police said that Hampton Jitney employees on a bus traveling from New York City to Bridgehampton on the afternoon of April 24 became suspicious of a man who used what appeared to be a fake Hampton Ambassador ticket. When officers responded to the Hampton Jitney office on County Road 39 in Southampton, they found that the passenger had numerous forged tickets on him, according to police. A one-way Hampton Ambassador ticket is valued at $45.
The passenger, 68-year-old Stratford Skalkos, was placed under arrest and taken to police headquarters in Hampton Bays where he was charged with second-degree forgery, a felony, and theft of services, a misdemeanor, police said.
Det. Sgt. Lisa Costa said Skalkos is suspected of using forged tickets close to 20 times.
He was held overnight at police headquarters before his morning arraignment at Southampton Town Justice Court, at which time he was remanded to the Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Riverside in lieu of $7,500 cash bail.
Police said that detectives are continuing to investigate Skalkos, who possessed others personal information. Anyone with information is asked to call the detectives division at 631-702-2230.
